Workouts: Reverse Pyramid #2

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Stew Smith

The Reverse Pyramid is a highly versatile method of creating a full-body workout plan. Here is another arrangement of exercises using the Reverse Pyramid from 20-1. This is a fairly advanced workout plan but you can adjust to fit a more intermediate level by resorting to pulldowns once you fail at pull-ups; replace the TRX with regular pushups or plank poses for rollouts, and use light weights for the lifting sections:

See workout cycle below:

Reverse Pyramid (new)

Warmup with a five minute jog or a 1–10 burpee or pushup pyramid mixed with 25m jog in between levels of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 (burpee / pushups).
Lift:

Stew Smith works as a presenter / editorial board with the Tactical Strength and Conditioning program of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). There are also over 800 articles onMilitary.com Fitness Forum focusing on a variety of fitness, nutritional, and tactical issues military members face throughout their career.